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Old August 7th 03, 05:08 PM
Big John
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Cap

One other thing I forgot.

Wife will start using bathroom more often. You will have to plan
shorter legs to let her get out and exercise and do her thing.

May not be important to you, but will be very important to her and
could kill her love for flying GA.

We have four daughters and driving cross country we could hardly pass
a gas station without stopping for teh wife or one of them G (Family
joke)

Sydney may be able to input some advice for you from the womans side?

Big John

On 7 Aug 2003 05:59:41 -0700, (Captain Wubba)
wrote:

Hello. I posted this in another group but got no response. I was
wondering if anyone here might be able to point me in the right
direction.

My wife is pregnant with our first child. She is currently 12
weeks into an apparently uncomplicated pregnancy. She's in good
health, and has no specific problems that we know of. I have heard
conflicting advice about flying in small, unpressurized planes while
pregnant. She's very
comfortable flying, and we like to travel, and would like to travel
via general aviation both before and (after a suitable age) after
delivery. The aircraft we fly in is not pressurized (It's either a 206
or a Beech Musketeer). I had a few questions:

1. What is the maximum altitude that would be 'safe' for for an
expectant mother to fly at?

2. Does this vary with the stage of pregnancy?

3. Is there a time when we should simply stop flying?

4. Are there any resources that anyone know of concernign flying with
small children (i.e. headsets, inner-ear issues, etc.?

Thanks in advance for any help

Cheers,

Cap